Green Lake in Seattle, right? I have heard tales of this event!

Yeahhhh, it is never a good idea to include someone who hates your fiance — and called you up to tell you! — in your wedding party. You’re, like, triple-dog daring them to keep their mouth shut through a lot of celebrating and task mastering. I don’t care what facade she’s putting up now, there’s a better chance than…

I find direct commends with a ‘please’ gets shit done. And if it doesn’t, then, with a large smile on my face, I let them know I wasn’t asking and then thank them for getting on it. The ‘thank you’ ends the conversation nicely.

Can I have an invitation? Plz and thank you.

I’m sorry people are expecting you to be over it...My grandma was almost 97 when she died in 2013 and I still cry when I think about her. Weirdly, I think it’s been harder this past year.

I think a lot of adult conversations are the same ones we had as fourth-graders, just longer and more nuanced.

I’ve always had a fantasy where they bring out the family and kids, and when they say turn around or Let’s welcome home Corporal Marine Todd, the family turns around overjoyed and then they wheel out a casket with the flag draped over it.

Poor soldier, having to attend a Rams game. Hasn’t he sacrificed enough?

It was cruel of him to give her exactly what she asked for and then specifically warn her it was hot?

You and I have very different definitions of the word “cruel.”

Getting that tattooed on my BF’s penis, brb.

Another co-worker would routinely steam lattes with 2% instead of skim if the customers were rude about their orders, satisfied that they would leave ever-so-slightly fatter.

I would do anything for meatloaf, but I won’t do that.

I thought the same thing! But I did find this.

How these stories make me feel:

Upon my return to her table, she meekly asks me, “Can I have a glass of ice, please?” Wow, my first please from her. ...Wow, a thank you, too....she finally figured out not to screw with restaurant servers. The best part, they left a huge tip too, well in excess of 25%.

First, he shared his information with ALL his colleagues, men and women. Second he would have laughed at the idea he “coddled” his women colleagues and so would they. There’s a difference between coaching and coddling. I think they would have characterized his help as “a kick in the butt” rather than “coddling”.

That’s the best kind of feminist. One whose interests have nothing to do with the feminist movement but just plain fair treatment of everybody including those who happen to be female.

My late husband fought the salary sharing ban on aerospace in the 80s and 90s by simply sharing his salary with all of his peers every time it changed. It irked his bosses but theY never retaliated because his skills were valuable.